Faith mission
Faith mission is a term used most frequently among evangelical Christians to refer to a missionary organization with an approach to evangelism that encourages its missionaries to "trust in God to provide the necessary resources".[1] These missionaries are said to "live by faith." Most faith missionaries are not financially supported by denominations.
Faith missionaries[]
Early advocates of faith missions included many Plymouth Brethren missionaries such as:
- Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission, who advocated "Moving men, by God, through prayer alone"[2] and not soliciting funds at all.
- Anthony Norris Groves, referred to as the "father of faith missions".[3]
- Louisa Daniell, who ran a Mission Hall in Aldershot, the first of others across the UK
- George Müller, who ran orphanages in the Bristol area of England.
Other early leaders included:
Modern examples include:
- Jim Elliot, martyred missionary to the Huaorani people of Ecuador[4]
- The missionaries of The Faith Mission and of the Two by Twos sect
- Robert Pierce, founder of World Vision
Faith mission organizations[]
- The Brethren (Jim Roberts group)
- Echoes of Service
- Mission Africa
- OMF International (formerly China Inland Mission)
- WEC International
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Tucker (1983), 335
- ^ "Hudson Taylor Man of Prayer - Missionary Biographies - Worldwide Missions". www.wholesomewords.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Dann, R.B.Father of Faith Missions: The Life and Times of Anthony Norris Groves (1795–1853), Authentic Media 2004, ISBN 1-884543-90-1
- ^ Tucker (1983), 194
Categories:
- Christian missions
- Evangelical Christian missions